The Implementation and Effectiveness of International Environmental Commitments

Because environmental problems do not respect borders, their solutions often require co-operation among states. The contributors to this book examine how international environmental agreements are put into practice. Their main concern is effectiveness - the degree to which such agreements lead to changes in behaviour that help to solve environmental problems. Their focus is on implementation - the process that turns commitments into action, at both domestic and international levels.;The book is divided into two parts. The first part discusses at international level systems for implementation review, through which parties share information, review performance, handle noncompliance and adjust commitments. The second part looks at implementation at the national level, with particular attention to participation by governmental and non-governmental actors and to problem states with economies in transition.

Contents:

Introduction and overview, David G. Victor et al.

Part 1 Systems for implementation review: long-term trends in systems for implementation review in international agreements on fauna and flora, John Lanchbery; the system for implementation review in the ozone regime, Owen Greene; the operation and effectiveness of the Montreal protocol's non-compliance procedure, David G. Victor; implementation review in the Baltic Sea regime, Owen Greene; ""learning by doing"" in the nonbinding international regime to manage trends in hazardous chemicals and pesticides, David G. Victor; data quality and compliance control in the European air pollution regime, Juan Carlos di Primio.

Part 2 National implementation: the making and implementation of North Sea commitments -the politics of environmental participation, Jon Birger Skjaerseth

participation in NOx policy-making and implementation in the Netherlands, UK and Norway - different aproaches but similar results?, Jorgen Wettestad; the making and implementation of whaling policies -does participation make a difference?, Steinar Andresen; nuclear dumping in Arctic seas - Russian implementation of the London Convention, Olav Schram Stokke; implementation and effectiveness of the acid rain regime in Russia, Vladimir Kotov and Elena Nikitina; regime and enterprise -Norilsk Nickel and transboundary air pollution, Vladimir Kotov and Elena Nikitina; domestic implementation of Baltic Sea pollution commitments in Russia and the Baltic states, Alexei Roginko; implementation of Baltic Sea pollution commitments in Poland - a review of the literature, Ronnie Hjorth; conclusions, Kal Raustiala and David G. Victor.